INDIGENOUS ROOTS IN DIASPORA (IDS-2045)

(09/07/2021-12/17/2021)

Course Memo

This course is co-taught by Leora Cockrell and Lauren Martinez. In this discussion, ritual and movement/embodiment-based course we will unravel the im/possibilities of embodying our indigenous roots in our diasporas. The instructors come from the African diaspora and European Jewish diaspora, respectively, and strive to hold a container that is welcoming and liberating for all while acknowledging we live on stolen Indigenous land. This course requires reflective journaling, participation in group discussions and a final group project. Pass/No Pass. MASC and MDiv students and the community welcome.
 
Prerequisite: Eco Core Intensive or equivalent experience. Thresholds: Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul, Embodied Wisdom and Beauty. MFC Competency: Pastoral Care and Presence and Spiritual Development of Self and Other.
 
Course will be taught as an hybrid (high-residency with Zoom participation). Enrollment limited to 18 and requires faculty approval. Please email: lcockrell@sksm.edu and lmartinez@sksm.edu your interest in the course and relevant experience: ECO Core Intensive or equivalent experience. Auditors excluded. [ECO Core Intensive or equivalent experience; Faculty Consent required; 18 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

 

. [ECO Core Intensive or equivalent experience; Faculty Consent required; 18 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]